Dear Mr. Premack: My mother has recently passed away and neither my brother nor I were here guardian. My brother and I are Coexecutors of the Will and she left what she has to the two of us. How complicated is the probate process given this information? RG Since you specifically mention that you and your brother were not her guardian, I’m going to assume that someone else was her guardian. A guardian is usually appointed by the same court that has jurisdiction over the probat

When he signed a deed putting your name on the house, what he was actually doing was giving you a separate property interest in the house.

Dear Mr. Premack: After nearly forty years, I am recently divorced. Part of the divorce agreement was that my (now) ex-husband has to pay support to me. Does that support have to be included in my income? — VF I would suggest you ask your accountant, but Federal law states that routine support payments received pursuant to a divorce decree are taxable to the recipient, and deductible by the payor. Further, there are Federal tax rules that require the payments to be in cash or